April 6, 2014: Exclusive Ford MyKey technology, designed to encourage safe teen
driving habits, is also being used by fleet owners to encourage safer
driving habits among employees When enabled, MyKey encourages front seat
occupants to wear safety belts, limits top vehicle speed and can route
incoming calls directly to the voicemail of paired phones 2014 Transit
Connect, a smart choice for business fleets, is one of the latest Ford
vehicles to feature MyKey as standard equipment with XLT van, XLT wagon and
Titanium trim packages

MYKEY FACT SHEET

For Joe Dougherty, Ford Motor Company’s MyKey® technology is a
feature his family’s construction company uses to help keep their
drivers safe.

MyKey, a tool that parents of teen drivers can use to encourage safer
driving habits, is also an attractive technology for many fleet managers.
MyKey debuted as standard equipment on the 2010 Ford Focus; it is now
standard on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models.

Dougherty, president of Kentucky-based Louisville Paving Company, said
his drivers need to be aware of their surroundings, and must be able to
concentrate on busy, noisy construction sites. Thirty of his
company’s vehicles are now equipped with MyKey, which allows owners
to program a key that can limit a vehicle’s top speed and audio
volume, and encourage safety belt use. The technology also routes incoming
calls directly to voicemail on paired phones.

Louisville Paving Company, which was started by the Dougherty family in
1949, is a full-service contractor involved in highway and heavy
construction. Dougherty plans to purchase more Ford vehicles with MyKey
because he wants to put his employees in a position to focus on driving,
even when working on unpredictable job sites.

“With us, safety is the No. 1 priority,” said Dougherty.
“These job sites can be high-risk situations if drivers are
distracted by the radio, phone calls or texts.”

One of the most recent applications of MyKey technology is the 2014 Ford
Transit Connect, which has become popular with businesses for its fuel
efficiency and class-leading configuration options.

“MyKey has been a great tool for fleet managers, giving them a
technology that encourages good driving habits for their employees,”
said Megan Gillam, commercial vehicles brand and fleet communications
manager for Ford Motor Company. “Many companies have safe driving
guidelines for fleet vehicles, and MyKey serves as a reinforcement of some
of those basic rules.”

Louisville Paving Company leases its fleet vehicles from Enterprise
Fleet Management, which markets MyKey as a safety tool useful for
businesses.

“The versatility of MyKey for fleet owners makes it a great
feature for our customers,” said Kevin Kelley, Assistant Vice
President of Business Development at Enterprise Fleet Management.
“The feedback from our customers who select it as a feature has been
positive, with several stating they’d like to have it added in future
orders.”

Some of the features and settings on MyKey include the ability to:

Limit vehicle top speed to 80 mph, or lower on some models Issue a
warning when the vehicle is at or within 5 mph of reaching the preset
maximum speed Limit vehicle’s entertainment system audio to 45
percent of maximum volume Sound a chime and mute the audio system until
safety belts are buckled Route incoming calls directly to voicemail Issue
an additional low-fuel warning when the fuel tank is one-eighth full

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